Guy-anchor.



PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

C. J. WIDMBR. GEY ANGHUR. Humanos Hmm :53m14.199s

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C. J. WIDMBR.

GUY ANCHUR.

UNITED STATES YPATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application ied September 1i 1905. Serial No. 278,386.

To all when@ t may concern.,-

Beit known that I, CHARLES J. Winnen, s. citizen of the United States, residing at Sidney, in the county'of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guy-Anchors; and do def clore thc'oiiowing to be a. full, clear, and eX- ect description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it aperteins to make and use the same, reference eing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new end useful I 5 improvements in ground-anchors for postssuch, for example, es telegraph'- osts, telehone-posts, and any post whic must be iirmly and securely held in position in the `ground The object oi' the invention is to provide a ground-anchor which may be inserted in the ground by turning the seme by means of a wrench which is easily attached to and detached from the rod of the anchor.

A further object of the invention is to provide c ground-anchor in which the eye for the attachment of the guy-wire is detachable in order that any desirable size of eye may be attached after the enchor has been inserted 3o in the ground.

The anchor has other advantages due toits structural features, which are hereinafter de-Y scribed nnd claimed.

Preceding a detail description of the inven- 3 5 tion reference is made to thc accompanying drawings, of which Figure l is an elevation of a ground-anchor made in accordance with my invention, 'show-YY ing the same with the wrench a plied and 4o ready to Vhe inserted in the groun parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is e similar elevation with the wrench removed and part of the anchor-rod broken away. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the spiral or ground portion of the anchor. Fig. 4 is a sectionai view showing the connection of the anchor-rod in the body of the anchor. Fig. 5 is a sectionai view of the eye, showin its connection with the upper end of the ancnor-rod. Fig rep- 5o resents detail Views of the reinforcing members to which the detachable wrench sleeve or stem is connected.

In a detail description of the invention similar reference characters indicate corre spending parts.

The round portion or anchorproper'con` sists o a cone-shaped penetrating end 1, above which a spiral blade 2 is placed, which surrounds the cyiindrical body 3 and terminatos below the u per extremity of said cy- 6o lindrical body. his spiral blade 2 in order to 1nsure a proper entrance into the soil or an entrance that minimizes the resistance of said enetration is provided with a ground snr-V ace on the entering edge 4. Owing to this V construction, the said entering edge of the spiral or blade enters the soil in a manner which ceusesY the spiral to meet with the least resistence,the o eration of penetrating the anchor being similiir in ell respects to the 7o insertion of e screw.

Aboye the cylindrical body of the anchor i*choir-rodA lying Within sai there 1s an integral extension 5, which is` square or recta lar in cross-section and as a bore or opening 6, communicatin with a chamber 7 below said extension in tie cylindrieei body 3. Extending from this charnber 7 there 1s an orifice 8, which communientes withthe exterior surface of said body 3. The purpose of this chamber 7 and orifice 8 will be seen presently. V9 designates an anchor-rod which is a separabie part of the anchor, but which is made secure to said anchor as follows: This anchcrred is projected through the bore I3 and Y. intothe chamber 7. The ortion of said end) chcrnber has its Ydiarneter reduced, as at 1G, `for the purpose of attaching te rod to the body of the anchor. This attachment is effected by pour`- 9o ing molten babbitt 11 into the cham er through .theY oriee 8 until said metal thorou hly fills the chamber and surrounds the reruced ortion of the rod. After this inserted Bablliitt metal becomes cooled or set it will be readily seen that a rigid connection is made betweenfthe anchor proper and the rod. The perend of the rod is rovided with screw-idireeds 12 for the attac ment of eye i3, to which the gu f-Wire is connected. rco It will therefore be seen t at the guy-wire eye is a detachahhs art of the device and that t e anchor is thereiiire susceptible of the attachment of different sizes of eyes to meet the requirements. In other Words, an anchor of a m5 given size my be ntilized in connection with guy-wires of varying diameters. This is due to the fact that an eye of any suitable size for the guy-wire may be readily attached to the anchor-rod, and thus the necessity of having r ro a variety of' anchors for a variety of different sizes of eyes is dis ensed with.

14 is a detacha )le wrench-sleeve which is onl utilized in connection with the wrench 16 1n the operation of inserting the anchor in the ground. This sleeve is square in crosssection or of any other rectangular shape and fits over the anchorrod 9. At the lower end of the sleeve there is placed a reinforcing member 15, which fits over the square extension 5 and rests upon the shoulder 5. This nut has a square opening which receives the extension 5 and a rectangular space inclosed by the walls of said member 15, which receives the lower end of the sleeve 14, so that when said sleeve is laced in position, as in Fig. 1, it is locked t irough means of said nut and the square portion 5 of the anchor.

1G designates a wrench which is securable to the sleeve 14 at any suitable point by means of a clamping-screw 17, which passes through the collar of said wrench. It will be seen that by means of this wrench the anchor may be secured into the ground and the parts incorporated with said Wrenchnamely, the sleeve 14 and the wrench itselfremoved after the anchor has been inserted to the desired depth.

Tlie operation of inserting the anchor is briefly described as follows: The collar 15 is dropped over the rod 19 with the socket side up and fits over the extension 5, resting upon the shoulder 5. The sleeve 14 is then laced in position, the lower end thereof enterlng the socket in the member 15. After this operation the wrench is placed in position on the sleeve and clamped thereto. The guy-wire eye 13 is removed by unscrewing the same in order to place the member 15 and the sleeve 14 in position over the anchor-rod 9. The eye is replaced on the rod until the anchor has been inserted a sufficient extent in the ground, after which it is removed and the wrench and the sleeve 14 are removed, the eye is then replaced on the anchor-rod, and the device is ready for the attachment of the guy-wire. The member 15 is left in position on the anchor after the removal of the sleeve 14 and need not be removed from the anchor.

Having described my invention, I clai1n 1. A ground-anchor consisting of a s iral blade arranged above the point of sai anchor, the body of the anchor terminating at its upper end in a socket portion rectangular in cross-section with a shoulder therebelow, an anchor-rod attachable within said square portion, an eye detachably connected to said anchor-rod, and means for engaging the square portieri of said anchor to insert the anchor 1n the ground.

2. In a ground-anchor, a s iral blade, a socket extension above said lade, an anchor-rod securable within said extension, a reinforcing member on said socket extension,

and means en aging said reinforcing member for inserting t e anchor in the'g'md.

3. In a ground-anchor, a spiral iladesurrounding a cylindrical body abr" the .gpipt of the anchor, a socket extensief,A fgeibulduig from said cylindrical body, an affcfior-x dd at: tachable within said body, a rein g, member surroundin said socket ente il" and resting upon t e cylindrical bf:V Qa.

sleeve en aging said reinforcing merr," '5., ,-4, a wrenc enga ing said sleeve, means are rovi ed for boring saidl Cafrichol; 1H the groun 'Q 4. In a ground-anchor, a s iral blade, an integral extension above sai blade, an anchor-rod projecting through said extensioii, a reinforcing member surroundin said extension, a sleeve engaging said rein orcing member, a wrench enga ing said sleeve, and an eye adapted to be p aced on the end of said anchor-rod for the guy-Wire after the anchor has been inserted in the ground and the operating parts removed therefrom.

5. The combination with an anchor and a rod fixed with respect to and extending u wardly from the anchor, of an anchor-sin ing device comprising a tubular portion adapted to receive the rod and provided with means for cooperating with means on the anehor and holding it against turning on the anchor, and means carried by said tubular portion for directly engaging the rod.

6. The combinatlon with an anchor and a rod fixed with respect to and extending u Wardly from the anchor, of an anchor-sin ing device comprising a tubular portion adapted to receive the rod, and means carried by said tubular portion for directly engaging the rod and fixing the tubular portion with respect thereto. f

7. The combination of an anchor, a rod extendin upwardly from the anchor and hav ing a s iouldered portion disposed in the anchor, means in the anchor arranged to coperate with the shouldered portion of the rod to revent withdrawal of the rod from the anc or, and an anchor-sinking device comprising means for directly engaging the rod.

8. The combination of an anchor, a rod ex` tendin upwardly from the anchor and having a s ouldered ortion disposed in the anchor, means in t e anchor arranged to cooperate with the shouldered ortlon of the rod to prevent withdrawal o the rod from the anchor, and an anchor-sinking device comprising a tubular portion adapted to receive the rod and provided with means for cooperating with means on `the anchor and holding it against turnin r on the anchor, and means carried by said tu ular portion for directly engaging the rod.

9. The combination of an anchor having a spiral blade and a socket extension above said blade and also having a bore or socket and an integral shouder in said bore er i xed to and extending u werdly from the 1o socket, a rod extending upwardly from the anchor, and an anchor-singt: device having anchor and having a shouidered portion die means for directly enga. ing te rod.

pesed in the bore or socket thereof beow the In testimony wheres REX my signature shoulder in said bore or socket, aa tube surin presence of two witnesses.

rounding the rod, and eoemtng means on Y CHARLES J. WIDMER. the tube and the anchor for oidng the former Witnesses: against turning on the latter. R. J. MCCRTY,

10. The combination of an anchor, a. rod C. M. THEOBALD. 

